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Institute Faculty Umesh Mishra is featured in a Pacific Standard article discussing Mishra's work on power conversion. “When gallium-nitride technology manifests itself to its full potential, the savings could equal taking the West Coast off the grid."

Transphorm is a Goleta-based energy efficiency company co-founded by Institute faculty member, Umesh Mishra. The firm makes electronic components that significantly reduce the amount of waste heat in most devices. Transphorm has passed the 100-employee mark and continues to grow.

Transphorm, a company founded by Institute faculty member Umesh Mishra, recieved $35 million from two prominent Japanese companies to help manufacture Transphorm's power devices, including their next generation GaN power devices.